International Design

International Design

International Design featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Fuzhou Marriott Riverside

Fuzhou Marriott Riverside is a hotel interior design located in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China. The interior covers 45000 square meters and includes 318 modern guest rooms, three restaurants and a 1800 square meter ballroom and meeting room area. The concept of blowing wind and flowing water refers to Fuzhou as the starting point of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. Local culture is reflected through lacquer art, oil paper umbrellas and tea traditions. Sixteen lacquer screens rise like sails in the lobby. Materials include marble, timber, metal, lacquer and glass.

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Ice Cave

Ice Cave is a showroom for a client who needed a space with unique quality. In the meantime, capable of showcasing Various properties of the Tehran Eye Project. According to the project's function, an attractive yet neutral atmosphere for showing the objects and events as needed. Using minimal surface logic was the design idea. An integrated mesh surface is spread across all space. The space required for different uses is formed based on foreign forces in the up and down direction exerted on the surface. For fabrication, this surface has been divided into 329 panels.

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Scent of a Golden Age

Scent of a Golden Age is a coffee shop in the Chihkan District of Tainan. The project is a renovation of a sixty-year-old two-story shophouse and covers 158.67 square meters. The design takes cues from the Showa era and from the imagery of the good old days. The steel frame and iron cladding of the old house are retained and refined. Revivalist woodwork supports the pitched roof, which has an oval opening recalling the entrance of a Japanese residence. Gold and autumn colors form the main palette. A spiral staircase organizes the circulation near the bar counter.

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Skylight

Skylight is a sales center in Yiwu, China, covering an area of 600 square meters. The interior space is deep, and the building has no large glass curtain wall, so natural light inside was limited. Skylights were added in the roof to bring daylight into the interior. The form of the skylights refers to the caisson ceiling, a decorative element of traditional Chinese architecture, based on an abstracted well shape. Traditional materials and methods were used to complete the project at a limited cost.

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The Glare

The Glare is a boutique shoe store interior located in Shenzhen. The space covers 2100 square meters and has a ceiling height of 5.5 meters. The interior is planned as a shoe gallery and combines sales, education and exhibition functions. Installation art shows, video displays, catwalks and courses are held inside the store. Each display prop is built as a separate artwork with its own character. A radio frequency identification system records purchase preferences and supports online services. The project was completed in December 2019.

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The Westin Miyako Kyoto Chapel

Intended to express the new spirit of Kyoto, the highly original chapel is able to accommodate the increasingly diverse range of wedding styles sought by contemporary couples, including not only conventional church ceremonies but also Shinto and non-religious ceremonies. It utilized as much of the existing framework as possible, adding a wooden ceiling lattice interwoven with indirect lighting to evoke sunlight pouring through the branches of trees. The result is a sacred space imbued with traditional Japanese aesthetics and deep respect for its abundant natural surroundings.

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